VulnerabilityPublished 22 Oct 2025Updated 23 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-22176: Atlassian Jira Align · Improper Authorization

Affects Atlassian Jira AlignSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Atlassian Jira Align	Affected >=11.14.0 >=11.14.1 >=11.15.0 >=11.15.1 >=11.16.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Monitor Atlassian’s official channels for patches addressing CVE-2025-22176 and apply updates promptly once available.
Until patches are released, restrict Jira Align access to trusted users only, minimizing the number of low-privilege accounts with system access.
Implement network segmentation and firewall rules to limit external and internal access to Jira Align endpoints, reducing exposure to unauthorized users.
Review and tighten role-based access controls (RBAC) within Jira Align to ensure users have the minimum necessary permissions, particularly scrutinizing low-privilege roles.
Enable and monitor audit logging on Jira Align itself and related infrastructure to detect unusual access patterns or attempts to access sensitive endpoints.
Conduct internal security assessments and penetration tests focusing on authorization controls to identify similar weaknesses.
Educate administrators and users about the risks of improper authorization and encourage reporting of suspicious activities.
Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with custom rules to detect and block anomalous requests targeting sensitive endpoints.
If feasible, isolate Jira Align instances handling sensitive projects or data to reduce potential impact.
Maintain an incident response plan that includes procedures for handling information disclosure incidents involving audit logs.

Description

Jira Align is vulnerable to an authorization issue. A low-privilege user can access unexpected endpoints that disclose a small amount of sensitive information. For example, a low-level user was able to view audit log items.

Impact

For European organizations, the unauthorized disclosure of audit logs through this vulnerability can have several impacts. Audit logs often contain sensitive operational and security information, including user actions, system changes, and potentially personally identifiable information (PII). Exposure of such data can aid attackers in mapping internal workflows, identifying privileged accounts, or uncovering security controls, increasing the risk of subsequent targeted attacks or insider threats. Organizations in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government may face compliance risks if audit data confidentiality is compromised, potentially violating GDPR or other data protection regulations. Although the vulnerability does not directly affect system integrity or availability, the indirect consequences of information leakage can lead to reputational damage and increased incident response costs. Since Jira Align is used for agile project and portfolio management, unauthorized access to audit logs could reveal sensitive project timelines, resource allocations, or strategic decisions, impacting competitive advantage. The medium severity rating suggests the threat is moderate but should not be underestimated, especially in environments where Jira Align is integrated with other critical systems. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the need for proactive mitigation.

CWE-285Improper Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (opens in a new tab)
Cross Zone Scripting (opens in a new tab)
Directory Indexing (opens in a new tab)
Subverting Environment Variable Values (opens in a new tab)
Using Malicious Files (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

jira.atlassian.com/browse/JIRAALIGN-8645 (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 29 Oct 2025, 17:05 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-285

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